When completed in 1989, Batman was one of the most expensive movies ever filmed. The groundbreaking project, directed by Tim Burton and starring Michael Keaton as the Dark Knight and Jack Nicholson, in a Golden Globeľnominated turn as Batman's nemesis, the Joker, set box office records and launched a long-lived superhero franchise. Burton's distinctive vision for the film earned Academy Awards for art directors Anton Furst and Peter Young, and composer Danny Elfman took home a Grammy for his "Batman Theme."